Gunner Walter Thomas Wills
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Wills,
Walter Thomas
Date of birth: 1891-12-25
Place of birth: Exwick Exeter Devon England
Next of kin: Mrs. Wills (mother), 12 Landscore Rd., St. Thomas Exeter, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Baker
Occupation (normalized): Baker, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-06-16
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, VI. E. 17.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 40275
Highest Rank:
Gunner
Rank detail
Gunner (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Mount Sorrel
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 490968
LAC ID:
316066
Service file: B10427-S040
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mrs. Florence Wills, of 126, Cowick St., St. Thomas, Exeter, England.
War Diary of the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, 12th Battery for Jun 16, 1916 states: "Battery fired heavily all day! S.O.S. from infantry. Lieut. A.R. Murray, Gnr. Wills and Heckbert killed by enemy shell."
Uploader's Research notes: [Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 3rd Brigade 12th Battery ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-07-29